| Dora Baltea Doire Baltée | |
|---|---|
 The river near Sarriod de la Tour Castle | |
 Dora Baltea location | |
| Native name |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Entrèves near Courmayeur |
| • elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Po near Crescentino |
• coordinates | 45°10′49″N 8°02′52″E / 45.1804°N 8.0477°E |
| Length | 168.3 km (105 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 3,890.52 km2 (1,502 mi2)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | (mouth) 96.0 m3/s (3,390 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Po→ Adriatic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Buthier, Saint-Barthélemy, Marmore, Évançon, Lys |
| • right | Doire de Verney, Savara, Grand'Eyvia, Chalamy, Ayasse, Chiusella |
The Dora Baltea (Italian: [ˈdɔːra ˈbaltea]) or Doire Baltée (French: [dwaʁ balte]) is a river in the Aosta Valley and in Piedmont, in northwestern Italy. It is a left-bank tributary of the Po and is about 170 kilometres (110 mi) long.
Name
The river's Latin name was Duria maior, Duria Baltica or Duria Bautica.[3][4][5] Strabo called it Δουριας (Dourias) in Greek.[6] The name comes from the Celtic root *dubr- ("flow"), itself from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰew- ("flow"). This root can be found in many European river names, such as Douro.[7] The second element may derive from the Illyrian root *balta ("‘swamp, marsh, white clay").[8][9][10]
The river is called Duère Baltèa in Arpitan, Djouiye in Valdôtain,[11] and Deura Bàutia in Piedmontese.
Geography
It originates by Mont Blanc as the confluence of the Dora di Ferret, fed by the Pré de Bar Glacier in Val Ferret, and the Dora di Veny, fed by the Miage Glacier and Brenva Glacier in Val Veny.
As it crosses the Aosta Valley, the Dora Baltea flows through the city of Aosta (where the Buthier runs into it) and near all the main cities of the lower Aosta Valley: Châtillon, Saint-Vincent, Verrès and Pont-Saint-Martin. After it enters Piedmont, it passes through the city of Ivrea and a good part of Canavese, receives from its right the Chiusella and reaches the Po at Crescentino, a little downstream from Chivasso.
Water uses
It is a popular place for whitewater rafting and kayaking, with its waters feeding, for instance, the Ivrea Whitewater Stadium. Early in the summer, in May and June, the rivers are usually high with snow melt from the mountains. During July, August and September the water levels are usually lower and the temperature warmer.
See also
- Dora Riparia, is another tributary of the Po.
References
- ↑ AA.VV. (2004). "Elaborato I.c/5". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- 1 2 AA.VV. (2004). "Elaborato I.c/7". Piano di Tutela delle Acque - Revisione del 1º luglio 2004; Caratterizzazione bacini Idrografici (PDF). Regione Piemonte. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ↑ Smith, William (May 3, 1878). "A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography: Abacaenum-Hytanis". J. Murray – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), DU´RIA". Perseus.tufts.edu.
- ↑ Dòra Bàltea (in Italian).
{{cite encyclopedia}}:|website=ignored (help) - ↑ "Dictionnaire de géographie ancienne et moderne à l'usage du libraire et de l'amateur de livres". May 3, 1870 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Forbiger, Albert (May 3, 1848). "Handbuch Der Alten Geographie". Mayer und Wigand – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Indo-European Etymological Dictionary". Academiaprisca.org. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ↑ Pietro U. Dini (2014). "Foundations of Baltic Languages" (PDF). Esparama.lt. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ↑ Djouiye - Site web du francoprovençal valdôtain.